What color to paint the balcony and loggia?

When making repairs in your apartment, do not forget to "refresh" the balcony or loggia. To figure out which shade for painting walls is better to choose, this article will help you.

We'll start, of course, with a basic light palette.

• White color. Timeless classics. With its help, you can visually expand the boundaries of a small balcony room, add light and air. Snow-white walls can be decorated with any decor, any furniture against their background will look organic. And the magnificent ability of white to combine with all shades of the color wheel will give free rein to your imagination and expand the boundaries for creative experiments.

• Beige or cream. Another great win-win option. It is very calm, unassuming and at the same time warm, even to some extent cozy, so to speak about the color. Just like white, it is used to expand the space, brighten it. But there is one small, but very important nuance: in a room with such walls it is undesirable to use furniture and other interior items made in the same range - the furnishings will “merge” into one “fresh” spot and look boring. Therefore, it is recommended to dilute the beige and cream palette with color accents.

• Gray... A very modern, fashionable color, which is increasingly used in high-tech, minimalism, loft, scandi interiors. When painting balcony walls in this tone, it is important to be guided by the following rule: do not use a shade that is too dark or cold in order to avoid association with a utility room. It is best to opt for light gray, smoky or platinum. Be sure to add color spots to the interior in the form of pillows, paintings, flower pots or any other furnishings. Lemon, red, turquoise, lavender, hot pink, yellow are ideally combined with gray. The texture of wood and brick in tandem with gray walls will be appropriate in the loft style.

• Blue... An interesting option for a balcony room. We want to warn you right away that it can be used only where the windows face the south side - when they are located in the north, the blue walls will create a feeling of constant coolness and even dampness. In general, to avoid this effect, it is recommended to combine this color with warm shades of the palette.

You can paint the balcony inside not only with light paint - other, dark or bright colors look no less interesting and stylish.

• Wood brown choose for spacious balcony rooms, dominating the style of country, eco. Against the background of this natural shade, potted flowers, various products in a rustic style (clay pots, mats, wicker pots, etc.) look great.

• If you decide to equip a play area for children on the insulated loggia, paint the walls in a bright shade: sunny yellow, grassy green, orange. Yes, it's bold, but these "juicy" tones will always cheer up your baby and bring more air and light into the room.

• Another interesting idea: equip on the balcony Rest corner in Moroccan style, with an abundance of bright pillows, ethnic patterns. In this case, it is not forbidden to choose for painting the walls red, blue, terracotta or purple paint. However, it is important to observe a sense of proportion and be able to combine "pretentious" color with decor, so that ethnicity does not turn into luridness and bad taste.

When choosing one or another shade, do not forget to be guided by the following recommendations.

• Determine the purpose of the room... If a balcony or loggia will be used by you as a work area or a place to relax, give preference to discreet tones. Thematic application (playroom, winter garden, a place for relaxation in a certain style) will require you to think more carefully about all the interior details and their subsequent combination, and, consequently, the color of the walls.
• Not all shades can tolerate constant exposure to UV rays. For example, white color becomes unpleasant yellow over time, black fades. Think about this point before buying paint.
• Consider your personal preferences... If you like this or that color, why not paint the walls on the balcony with it? The decor will be available later.
• If you are a supporter of a single style for the entire living space, stick to it when painting the balcony walls from the inside. It will be much easier for you to decide on the color scheme and texture.
• Focus on what shade the floor and ceiling on the loggia are painted in. Or maybe linoleum is laid there, and the ceiling is equipped with plastic panels? Consider these nuances.

The combination of different colors is also used to hide room defects. Let's take a closer look at what can be mixed with what and for what.

• White in perfect harmony with any other shades of the spectrum. Used to visually expand the balcony. Does not distract attention from the environment.
• Orange in combination with green great for decorating a children's play area.
• Powdery pink in combination with beige go cream used for unobtrusive zoning of the room.
• Spice colors - curry, saffron, clove, ginger, masala, cinnamon - used for interior solutions in oriental style. They are mixed with yellow or nude background.
• All natural shades - brown, green, gray, sand - are ideally combined with each other. And if you add to them the texture of wood or stone, you get a magnificent corner in the eco style.
• If you want to create an area for relaxation and meditation on the balcony, take as a basis Gray and mix it with blue and blue.